HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-048 - Supporting the Orange County Veternans CemeteryRESOLUTION NO.2021-048
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA SUPPORTING THE ORANGE COUNTY
VETERANS CEMETERY IN ANAHEIM HILLS, AND
ENCOURAGING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR THIS MUCH NEEDED
PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana City Council wholeheartedly endorses consecrating as
Hallowed Ground a cemetery for Veterans in Orange County. The County of Orange has
allocated 200 acres of county -owned land at Gypsum Canyon near the intersection of the
91 freeway and 241 toll road in Anaheim Hills; and
WHEREAS, to honor and respect the men and women who served our country
and who deserve the right to be buried in Orange County, we ask federal, state, and local
governments to closely consider this proposed project as a benefit, not only to Orange
County, but to the region as well; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange has the third largest population of veterans in
the state, and sixth largest in the nation. The State of California, ranks first in veteran
population in the nation; and
WHEREAS, a Veterans cemetery in Anaheim Hills will provide the interment needs
for Veterans for the next 100 years; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana City Council would like to support the planning and
development of a site that would ultimately fulfill the promise made to Orange County
Veterans; and
WHEREAS, the property at Gypsum Canyon has been deeded to the Orange
County Cemetery District by the County of Orange for the purpose of building a Veterans
cemetery; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Hills site, with its breathtaking view of rolling hills, will
become a sacred burial -ground such as Arlington Cemetery, Normandy, and Flanders
Field as final resting place for the men and women who have served their country
honorably; and
WHEREAS, this Hallowed Ground will also provide for the display of
historical artefacts from the former Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, which closed in
1999, as history and a testament of the selfless service veterans have contributed to
the National Defense; and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2021, numerous leaders representing Veteran
organ izationsgathered at the proposed Orange County Veterans Cemetery site in
Anaheim Hills and expressedtheir enthusiastic support for this location.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Santa Ana City Council does
hereby support the Orange County Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim Hills, and further
encourages federal, state, and local governments to support this much needed project.
ADOPTED this 7th day of September, 2021
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: 7�'.
J ; n M. Funk
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
Vicente Sarmiento
Mayor
Bacerra Hernandez Lopez Mendoza,
Penaloza Phan Sarmiento (7)
None (0)
None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2021-048 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on September 7, 2021.
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Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana